ArmInfo. In the first half of 2025, Armenia reduced its wine exports by 31.8% (compared to a 3.6% increase a year ago), reaching 1.4 million liters. Meanwhile, the customs value of exported wine decreased by 12.6% to $7.3 million, according to data from the RA Customs Service.

ArmInfo.From October 27- 31, 2025,there was an increase in  dollar and ruble transactions in Armenia's interbank foreign exchange market. Euro transactions have been on hold for over five months. The trend for dollar transactions reversed from a 44% decline to a significant increase of 2.3 times.  This was also observed for ruble transactions, which shifted from a 48% decline to a moderate 25% increase.

ArmInfo.  In the first half of 2025, Armenia saw a 7.4% reducion in copper concentrate exports, totaling 156,000 tons, while its customs value decreased by 0.1% to $267.2 million. According to data from the RA Customs  Service, the bulk of copper concentrate was exported to China (87%),  Bulgaria (10.6%), and Iran (2.5%). A much smaller amount, up to 1  ton, was supplied to the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.  Molybdenum concentrate exports decreased by 23.2%, amounting to 4,600  tons, with a customs value decrease of 13% to $98 million. Molybdenum  concentrate from Armenia was supplied to  markets in Belgium (47.4%),  the Netherlands (16%), Russia (11%), Korea (7.7%), China (6.7%),  Brazil (2.5%), as well as Hong Kong, Germany, Slovenia, and Austria.

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ArmInfo.  Armenia will receive 152 million euro in support from the German government. Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan, who is on a working visit to Berlin, shared this information on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.  According to data from the RA Customs Service, in the first half of 2025, Armenia significantly increased its passenger car imports - by 64.3%  year-on-year to 26,600 units, with a 37% increase in customs value to  $361.6 million.

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ArmInfo.  An application from Tashir Capital, the owner of Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC, has been submitted to the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC), to reduce the electricity tariff. Marianna Kagramanyan, press secretary of the "In Our Way" movement, shared this information on  social media. Earlier, Tashir Capital CEO Narek Karapetyan announced  on social media that it there is a possibility to reduce the tariff  for residents by 3 drams.

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ArmInfo.  Natural gas imports to Armenia increased by 4.5% year-on-year in the first half  of 2025, reaching 1,418,940.1 cubic meters, with a 4.2% increase in  customs value to $244.5 million. Liquefied gas supplies also saw  a  significant increase, rising by 29.4% year-on-year to 128,040.7 tons,  with a 43.6% increase in customs value to $42.7 million, according to  data from the RA Customs Service. All natural gas came from Russia  (79.5%) and Kazakhstan (20.5%).  Specifically, 1,127,447 cubic meters  of natural gas were supplied from Russia to Armenia, showing a slight  year-on-year decrease in volume of 0.1% and a similar decrease in  customs value to $195.9 million. From Kazakhstan, 291,493.1 cubic  meters were supplied, marking a 26.7% increase from the previous  year, with a 26.3% increase in customs value to $48.6 million.

ArmInfo.  In 2026, the Yerevan Municipality will receive 56.6 billion drams from the  Armenian state budget, as stated by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan  during a parliamentary committee session on October 31.

ArmInfo.  Imports of petroleum products to Armenia in the first half of 2025 increased by  9.2% (compared to a 16.4% decline the previous year), reaching 244.1  thousand tons. The customs value increased by 7.8%, reaching $230.5  million, according to data from the RA Customs Service. Petroleum  products were imported primarily from Russia (79.8%), Romania  (17.1%), Egypt (9.4%), Turkey (8.6%), Greece (5.3%), Israel (4.2%),  Iran (3.4%), Georgia (2.3%), as well as from Bulgaria, Belgium,  Belarus, the Republic of Korea, Germany, the Netherlands, the UAE,  Lithuania, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Spain, Italy, Poland,  Canada, Singapore, Serbia, China, Ukraine, Switzerland, Sweden, the  United States, Japan, Malaysia, Finland, France, and Kazakhstan. Less  than 1 ton was supplied from Portugal, Oman, Indonesia, South Africa,  and Austria.

ArmInfo.  Negotiations on financing a corridor across the country are ongoing in the Armenian government. This was stated by David Khudatyan, Minister of  Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, during parliamentary  hearings on the 2026 draft state budget on October 31.

ArmInfo.  The EU is ready to assist Armenia in the formation and development of a sustainable digital economy. This was stated by Adrian Kiraly, Director for  Neighborhood East and Turkey at the European Commission's  Directorate-General for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy, during a  meeting with Gevorg Mantashyan, Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry  of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo.  35.3 billion drams will be allocated for the development of Armenia's water sector in 2026. This was announced by David Khudatyan, Minister of Territorial  Administration and Infrastructure, during discussions in the RA  National Assembly committees on the draft 2026 state budget.

ArmInfo.  Kristine Ghalechyan, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and  Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia, received a delegation led  by Audron Perkauskine, Deputy Managing Director for Eastern Europe  and Central Asia at the EU External Action Service, and Adrian  Kiraly, Director for Neighborhood East and Turkey at the European  Commission's Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern  Partnership.

ArmInfo. Armenian tourists are among the top three in terms of number of visits to Georgia, according to data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia  (Sakstat) for the third quarter.

ArmInfo.  A meeting of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) International Council will be held in Yerevan. Preparations for the upcoming event  were discussed at a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran  Khachatryan.

ArmInfo.  Armenia's Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan received Stella Renita, the newly appointed Head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Regional Office  for the South Caucasus. According to the government's press service,  after congratulating Renita on her appointment, the Deputy Prime  Minister praised the established cooperation with the EIB and  emphasized the importance of jointly implemented programs.

ArmInfo.  A meeting of the intergovernmental commission on financial and technical cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and the Federal Republic of Germany  was held in Berlin. According to the press service of the RA Ministry  of Economy, the commission was chaired on the Armenian side by  Minister Gevorg Papoyan, and on the German side by State Secretary of  the Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation of the  Federal Republic of Germany Niels Annen.